Margaret Heffernan
Entrepreneur, CEO & Author of books including Embracing Uncertainty and Wilful Blindness
why book margaret?
- Margaret Heffernan was named a “Top 25” by Streaming Media and a “Top 100 Media Executive” by The Hollywood Reporter. Her TED talks have over 16 million views
- She is a five-time CEO, renowned for her expertise in business, leadership, and innovation. Margaret has led multiple tech and media companies in both the UK and the US
- Margaret is also a six-time author. Her books Wilful Blindness and Beyond Measure offering groundbreaking insights into organisational success and workplace culture
“At a time when algorithms promise to extinguish all doubt, Heffernan makes a compelling case for uncertainty as humanity’s greatest resource.”
Daniel H. Pink
Biography
Margaret Heffernan is a renowned entrepreneur, CEO, professor, and author. Her books include Embracing Uncertainty, Wilful Blindness, and Beyond Measure.
She formerly led both UK and US companies including IPPA, Marlin Consulting, and iCast Corp.
Today, she mentors CEOs and senior executives in order to help them build resilient leadership strategies.
Margaret is an expert in business, leadership, and innovation and regularly contributes to both The Financial Times and The Huffington Post.
She is also among the highest watched TED speakers, with over 16 million views worldwide.
Furthermore, she is a Professor of Practice at the University of Bath and also Lead Faculty for Forward Institute’s Responsible Leadership Programme.
Topics
Creative Thinking for the Leaders of the Future.
Since the Industrial Revolution, management has been a three legged stool: forecast/plan/execute. But as accurate forecasting becomes more difficult, and the world keeps springing surprises, that model no longer serves us well enough.
Making the future, rather than waiting for it to arrive, is now the biggest challenge of leadership. And it calls for greater creativity and imagination than ever before.
What do we mean by creative thinking? Where can we find and develop it, in our organizations, institutions, in ourselves? What can we learn from creatives who encounter and embrace uncertainty all the time? A lot more than you might think….
Disruption:
Uncertainty Is The ‘New Normal’.
Disruptive forces like COVID19, AI and climate change will continue to limit business’ ability to predict the future.
This powerful speech equips leaders with essential tools and strategies to navigate the ‘new normal’ with confidence and purpose.
Business Strategy:
The End Of Efficiency.
Since the Industrial Revolution, businesses have focused on efficiency as the key to success.
While this approach sometimes works, it can create risks in complex ones.
Efficiency can lead to overspending, increased risks, and missed innovation.
How will you determine when efficiency drives progress, or holds you back?
Leadership:
The Future Of Leadership.
Leaders once relied on a simple three-step process: forecast, plan, and execute.
As uncertainty grows, stakeholders expect participation, transparency, and long-term thinking.
To navigate complexity, leaders must develop critical skills, build strong relationships with experts, and engage stakeholders effectively.
Margaret Heffernan
Masterclasses
You may want to go deeper with your audience. Masterclasses can be tailored and developed to suit your audience needs, be it a 90-minute Masterclass, a half-day or full-day workshop or a full online or face-to-face programme.
Please contact one of our expert team to discuss.
The Uncharted Journey
CEO, TED speaker and business thinker Margaret Heffernan has designed this Masterclass in collaboration with Personally Speaking based on her latest book Uncharted: How to Map the Future Together.
Resources
Podcasts
Books
“Thank you. Your session was definitely the highlight of the day.
Everyone was so engaged and then talking about it at the drinks later on having received their books. Inspiring stuff!
We were very pleased with how the day went.”
PWC London
testimonials
“Margaret delivered a colourful and engaging masterclass to a sold out session here in the IMI.
She discussed how deceptively small measures can have a disproportionate impact on building a strong, sustainable organisational culture.
The Q&A session with Margaret was our best yet.”
David Magee, IMI
“Margaret was brilliant, very approachable and positive. She delivered an incredible presentation.
Please pass along our appreciation, along with her average score from the audience: 8.82/10. Amazing score and great presentation. Very inspiring!”
Excellence Summit
“Margaret’s contribution at our annual strategic offsite was outstanding! We could not have wished for a more thought provoking and insightful presentation.
Our colleagues who were there also agreed with the majority rating her session as the one of the most valuable of our offsite.”
Allianz Global Investors
“Margaret was fabulous, a great storyteller with practical tips. She was one of the highest rated speakers of the event.”
LINKAGE (USA)
“The feedback for Margaret was fantastic, delegates really got a lot out of what she said, and how she said it!
Content was fantastic. Margaret related to the brief really well and crucially brought the fantastic external perspective that we were looking for.
When it came to the panel, Margaret was a brilliant asset and brought a huge amount to the table.”
Aisling Lewis, MPD Leader, Procter & Gamble
“As you can tell from the evaluation summary, those in the room were really engaged.
They benefitted not only from the stories you shared, but also those you encouraged in the room.
Everyone was able to take something away to use back at their organisations.
I couldn’t have asked for more from a masterclass.”
KKS ACADEMY
“The presentation was excellent, very well received by the teams, at all levels.
Everyone could take something back to their day to day life, reflect and hopefully make some beneficial changes.
During all the presentations we had, every single GSK presenter from Legal referred to your presentation!
Thanks again. It was a pleasure to listen to your speech.”
SK (London)
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